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Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners

Where are you? What mods have you done ?

I have been using these ET2's for over 9 years now.
I am still figuring them out and learning from them. They can be modified in so many ways. Bruce Thigpen laid down the GENIUS behind this tonearm over 20 years ago. Some of you have owned them for over 20 years !

Tell us your secrets.

New owners – what questions do you have ?

We may even be able to coax Bruce to post here. :^)

There are so many modifications that can be done.

Dressing of the wire with this arm is critical to get optimum sonics along with proper counterweight setup.

Let me start it off.

Please tell us what you have found to be the best wire for the ET-2 tonearm ? One that is pliable/doesn’t crink or curl. Whats the best way of dressing it so it doesn’t impact the arm. Through the spindle - Over the manifold - Below manifold ? What have you come up with ?

Ct0517 (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-02-12

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01-02-12 Hello, i currently own an et-2 and an et-2.5 tonearm. my et ... Ketchup

01-02-12 Mods for et2 removed heatshrink from arm tube removed foam f ... Dover

01-03-12 I still have the original 2.0, but plan to upgrade to the 2. ... Mkiser

01-03-12 Dover, what was involved in having a custom armtube bracket ... Mkiser

01-03-12 hi dover – i’d love to see a picture of the set up, wiring, ... Ct0517

01-03-12 I recently took advantage of the .5 upgrade i had bruce perf ... Slaw

01-03-12 Slaw, your pictures came through. looks good! you mention ... Ketchup

01-03-12 Ketchup, i thank chris for putting me on to this. adding so ... Slaw

01-03-12 chris, i don't know exactly what wire i'm using right now ... Ketchup

01-03-12 Guys i wish we started this thread when i was off work last ... Ct0517

01-03-12 Away on holiday so can't do pics at moment Dover

01-04-12 Hi ketchup – that phoenix wire looks interesting – is anyon ... Ct0517

01-04-12 Chris, funny, this morning i happened to see the post where ... Ketchup

01-04-12 Thx for the link ketchup will read through - olimanmojo, rus ... Ct0517

01-04-12 Great tonearm. i have used one for many years and now sits o ... Frogman

01-05-12 I have used an et-2 since they first came out. it is now mo ... Apbiii

01-05-12 On weight placement: whether you want the weights close to ... Apbiii

01-05-12 hi frogman are we to take your words literally ? the cart ... Ct0517

01-05-12 Thanks ct, i seem to remember reading in past about the hose ... Apbiii

01-05-12 have a look at this hi apbiii – i would much rather be wh ... Ct0517

01-05-12 ****are we to take your words literally ? the cartridge is a ... Frogman

01-06-12 Frogman, do you mean 19 was a little too much and ... i thi ... Apbiii

01-06-12: Frogman
Apbii, yes 17 was the best in my system. But keep in mind that this had everything to do everything else in the system. I don't think it is a matter of the ET "working best" at 19 (or 17) psi. I think I can safely say, after working with this arm for many years, that the arm "works better" (tracks better) at somewhat higher psi than that achievable with the original stock or even the Wisa pumps, but after that point (+/- 9psi?), it is probably a matter of personal preference (system).
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01-06-12 My account is all buggered up – cannot login – but able to n ... Ct0517

01-06-12 Chris, do you sill have the springs in your tnt? i have see ... Apbiii

01-07-12 Apbii – you can see what i did to my tnt in my virtual syste ... Ct0517

01-08-12 Great, informative thread that any airbearing tonearm user c ... Oilmanmojo

01-08-12 Re compliance of the i beam springs: my et2 came with two i ... Frogman

01-08-12 In brief summary - don't want to get too much involved here ... Dertonarm

01-08-12 Dertonarm's observations are spot on, and mirror mine. his ... Frogman

01-08-12 I wanted to back up here a bit in regards to my system and m ... Slaw

01-08-12 ..... i posted my "virtual system" only for the so ... Slaw

01-08-12 Oilmanmojo, thanks a lot for posting about your tonearm wir ... Ketchup

01-08-12 Frogman... as a funny antidote... are you any kin to r. vand ... Slaw

01-08-12 Another important factor as far as my limited experience is ... Slaw

01-08-12 Oilmanmojo, daniel thanks for chiming in here with your exp ... Ct0517

01-08-12 Slaw, i will post a picture of my et on my tnt6 next time my ... Frogman

01-09-12 Dear chris, i preferred the ikeda silver litz - here in par ... Dertonarm

01-09-12 From the et2 manual: *****it is desirable in most cases (lo ... Frogman

01-09-12 Hi frogman - both my i-beams have a single spring in them. ... Ct0517

01-09-12 i think what he's talking about here is the construction of ... Ketchup

01-09-12 The whole paragraph from page 9 of the manual: "the ef ... Ketchup

01-09-12 Ct, as i quoted before, moving the weight further out on the ... Frogman

01-09-12 Frogman - thx - yes i agree - i will contact bruce and get t ... Ct0517

01-09-12 ****throwing weight at the i-beam near the spindle pivot doe ... Frogman

01-09-12 Frogman... this was just a humorous ( i guess to me only ) a ... Slaw

01-09-12 You can also buy shim stock in just about any thickness to m ... Ketchup

01-09-12 " ain't this fun " makes me feel like a little k ... Ct0517

01-09-12 Slaw, sorry i missed that. :-) Frogman

01-09-12 Ketchup i cannot access my virtual system yet either. Ct0517

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